The report about the inspection of the roofs of residential buildings for the placement of air defense and MTF systems was not confirmed
Fake messages about inspection of housing stock for the installation of air defense systems are being distributed in messengers
Quick Look
- Fake messages about BARS's plans to place air defense systems on the roofs of residential buildings in Russian regions have spread in instant messengers and social networks.
- The information was not confirmed in Tomsk, Voronezh, Perm, Vladimir and other regions.
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Why It Matters
Rumors spread in messengers about plans to deploy air defense systems on residential buildings through BARS units.
Information appeared in messengers that in a number of regions of Russia, territorial divisions of BARS will inspect individual housing facilities to place air defense and MTF systems on the roofs. However, the data was not confirmed.
For example, it became known that in the Tomsk region security measures are indeed being taken in the event of a threat of UAV attack, but the installation of air defense systems on the roofs of residential buildings is not included in the list of these measures. In July, about 70 shelters were equipped in Tomsk and Seversk for terrorist threats using unmanned aerial vehicles. This was reported by the RiaTomsk publication.
Also, a photo with an allegedly installed air defense system on the roof of the residential complex “On Komsomolsky”, which the authors of the fake news attached to the news, was edited using AI, and the original photo was found on the local real estate website “Sibdom”.
A similar stuffing is spreading in the Voronezh region. In fact, the region has created a structure that allows it to successfully repel terrorist threats from UAVs. Governor Alexander Gusev announced this. At the same time, the head of the region never spoke about the inspection of individual housing facilities for the placement of air defense and MTF complexes on the roofs. Also, there is no such order in the documents of the Ministry of Regional Security of the Voronezh Region.
Another news story about the inspection of individual housing facilities for the placement of air defense and MTF complexes on the roofs was published on social networks in the Perm region. However, the alleged decree of the Governor is a fake. This is evidenced by the official numbering on the website of the head of the region. The governor's latest decree dated September 30, 2026 is number 79, which does not correspond to the numbering in the fake document.
The fake about the Vladimir region also reveals itself due to inaccuracies in design. Thus, other fonts are used when designing, indents between lines in the header, numbering of orders with the prefix -рг. Similar inaccuracies in design are present in the fake news about the Novosibirsk region and the DPR.
Another region about which false information was published is the Tambov region. However, the resolution on the alleged inspection is not available on the official portal. A similar inaccuracy reveals a fake from the Rostov region.
The message that in a number of regions of Russia the territorial divisions of BARS will inspect individual housing facilities to place air defense and MTF systems on the roofs did not spread in the Russian media.
Open Questions
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